Example sentences of "[noun] had [adv] [verb] the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vicky pointed out that we had deposited our own jewellery in the safe in our room and that other guests had probably done the same . |
| 2 | Rose had often thought the same . |
| 3 | Arthur had obviously had the same idea . |
| 4 | Because of poor management the Polytechnic had not had the same ‘ close and supportive relationship with the authority that the College of Education had enjoyed ’ . |
| 5 | Mr. Watson had then telephoned the same consultant in the same hospital and had asked how long he would have to wait to be seen privately . |
| 6 | Coffin had often thought the same himself . |
| 7 | I knew that Brian had already made the same decision , but , unlike the other two , he had no need to talk about it . |
| 8 | The searchers had probably done the same as , from where Melissa was standing , only the middle and the far side of the river bed were visible . |
| 9 | The Greek Orthodox Church had earlier reached the same conclusion . |
| 10 | Masklin had just asked the same question . |
| 11 | Bigger , wider , grander in all its dimensions than the houses the Colcloughs and the Lords had built , since John-William had cleverly engaged the same architect and told him to produce something similar but much more splendid . |
| 12 | Not only had Margrida assumed that Simon was her boyfriend , but Celeste had clearly thought the same yesterday — and just now a hearty , middle-aged Dalgety executive had stopped her to say how fortunate their new driver was to have such a pretty and successful young lady as his amor . |
| 13 | Jewish and Muslim mystics had also made the same radical claim . |
| 14 | The Court of Appeal had earlier said the same in Potger ( 1970 ) 55 Cr App R 42 . |
| 15 | Grandma Smith had always looked the same — grey hair straggling — pinafored and old |
| 16 | Allan Lamb had probably seen the same selector : he hit sixty for Northants , their top scorer . |